Afghan security stand guard outside the Ministry of Justice after Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attacked two government buildings in a coordinated assault. At least 19 people were killed and 54 injured. (Paula Bronstein / Getty Images)
Workers from the Ministry of Justice console one another following the deadly, near-simultaneous attacks on the prisons directorate and justice and education ministries. (Paula Bronstein / Getty Images)
Afghan security forces search for assailants after Wednesday’s bombings. The attacks resulted in chaos as government workers tried to flee the scene. Some jumped out of second-story windows. (Musadeq Sadeq / Associated Press)
Security forces respond to the attacks outside the Ministry of Justice in Kabul. (Musadeq Sadeq / Associated Press)
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An ambulance takes an injured man away from the scene of the attacks. (Musadeq Sadeq / Associated Press)
Broken glass is scattered near the site of the assaults, which came on the eve of the scheduled arrival of Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration’s new envoy to the region. (Rafiq Maqbool / Associated Press)
International Security Assistance Force soldiers inspect the scene in Kabul where Taliban militants targeted government buildings. (Paula Bronstein / Getty Images)